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9年級(jí)中考專項(xiàng)練習(xí)之任務(wù)型閱讀1WithairpollutionmakingmuchdifferencetomanyofChinesecities,parentsarecallingfortheinstallation(安裝)ofaircleanersinclassrooms.TherehasbeenmuchdebateoverwhetheraircleanersshouldbeusedinChina’sschools.Someparentshavedonatedcleanerstotheirchildren’sclassrooms,whileothersraisemoneytogethertomakethepurchase(購(gòu)買).“Ourschoolboughtaircleanerslastyear.Wedidalittlefundraising,witheachparentthrowinginseveralhundredforthat,”saidoneparent.However,theideaofinstallingaircleanersforalltheclasseshasbeenrefusedbysomeschools.LiuLiangcheng,vice-principalofBeijing’sTaipingluPrimarySchool,saysinstallingaircleanersboughtbyparentsmayleadtoproblems.“Wehaverefusedaircleanersboughtbyparentsbefore,asthereareclearandstrictrulesagainsteducationalfees.Wecan’tjustbreaktheruleshere.Andwithoutstandardguidance(指示)fromlocalauthorities(權(quán)威部門),itishardtodecideonthebrandofthecleaner,installationandevensafetyofthedevice(設(shè)備).”Moreover,expertssayaircleanerscancauseotherhealthproblems.DengGaofengwhoworksfortheChinaAcademyofBuildingResearchsays.“Intheclassroom,ifwekeepwindowsanddoorsclosed,theconcentrations(濃度)ofCO2willdoublefrom1,000PPMtosome2,000PPM.Accordingtonationalsafetystandards,thehighestlevelshouldnotbemorethan1,500.”Inaddition,expertssayaircleanersonthemarketaremostlydesignedforhomesoroffices.Evaluation(評(píng)估)isneededtoknowwhethertheyaresuitableinclassrooms.ItseemswhetheraircleanersshouldenterChina’sschoolsisanongoingquestion.Itstillrequiresamoredetailedplan.Topic:Shouldaircleanersbeinstalledforstudentsinschool?Persons1ParentsTheysupporttheinstallationoftheaircleanersby2moneytomakethepurchase.Schools●Installingaircleanersboughtbyparentsbreakstherulesofeducationalfees.●Consideringthesafetyofthedevice,wehavedifficultymakinga3aboutwhichonetobuy.Experts●Theythinkaircleanersmaybe4tostudents’health.●Theyarenotsurewhetheraircleanersaresuitableinclassrooms.Itturnsoutthatthisongoingquestionneeds5morecarefully.1.Opinions/Ideas2raising3.decision4harmful5.planning3In1995,theUNESCO’sGeneralConferenceheldinParisdesignatedtheWorldBookDayonApril23tosaythankstobooksandwritersworldwideandtoinviteeveryonetobealifelongreader.Thefollowingreadinglistconsistsof5books,3inEnglishandtheothersinChinese,aboutChinaandChineseculture.1.

InsightsintoChineseCulture

(中國(guó)文化讀本)AsanoverviewofChineseculture,thisbookshowsmanywaysofChineseculture,theyincludeChinesecustoms,scenicspots,scienceandtechnology,folkart,literatureandinternationalculturalexchanges.ManypeopleconsideritasaperfectstartforanyonewhowantstolearnaboutChina.2.

QuotationsfromConfucius

(孔子語(yǔ)錄)ThisbookkeepsmostofthewordsandthoughtsfromConfucius,whoisthegreatesteducatorandthinkerinhistory.PeoplearoundtheworldthinkConfucius’teachingideasandphilosophyarestillworkingintoday’seducation.3.

ChineseFolkArtseries

(中國(guó)民間藝術(shù)系列讀本)PublishedbyShanghaiPeople’sFineArtsPublishingHouse,eachbookfocusesononefolkart,suchaspaper-cutting,clothingandChineseNewYearpicture.Readerscanenjoythebeautifulphotoswhilelearningthehistoryanddevelopmentofeachart.4.

ChineseCharacters

(中國(guó)漢字)ThisbookoffersusamainintroductionaboutthewonderfulcultureofChinesecharacters.Learningthemostdifficultlanguageintheworldcanbeveryinterestingwithenoughexamples.5.

SymbolsofChina

(中國(guó)符號(hào))TakingaspecialwaytoshowthemeaningofChineseculture,thisbookchoosesoverahundredculturalsymbolsandtellthestorybehindeveryoneofthem.Likeahundredsmallmirrors,thesesymbolsshowthevalueoftraditionalChineseculture.FivebooksaboutChinaandChinesecultureInsightsintoChineseCultureItshowsmanywaysofChineseculture,includingChinesecustoms,scenicspots,scienceandtechnology,folkartandsoson.Itis1

asaperfectstartforthosewhowanttolearnaboutChina.QuotationsfromConfuciusConfucius,thegreatesteducatorandthinkerinChina’shistory.Histeachingideasandphilosophystillhaveagreat2

ontoday’seducation.ChineseFolkArtseriesTherearemanybooksin

ChineseFolkArtseries..Readerscanenjoythebeautifulphotosandlearnthehistoryanddevelopmentofeachart.ChineseCharactersThebook3

uswithamainintroductionaboutthewonderfulcultureofChinesecharacters.Withenoughexamples,alotoffunwillbe4

tolearnChineseCharacters.SymbolsofChinaThebook5

Chinesecultureinaspecialway.Onehundredculturalsymbolsarelikeonehundredsmallmirrors.TheyshowthevalueoftraditionalChineseculture.consideredinfluenceprovidesfoundexplains4Whenyoucan’tusewordstoexpressyouridea,youcanmakeagestureandpeoplewillusuallyunderstandwhatyouaretryingtosay.HerearesomeexamplesofusinggesturesintheUK.TheWave(揮手)Thewaveisthemostcommongesture.Togreeteachotherortosaygoodbye,mostpeopleraisetheirhandandmoveitfromsidetoside.OnefamouswaveismadebytheQueen.YoucanwatchavideotoseehowHerMajesty(女王陛下)doeshertasteful(高雅的)wave.TheVSignYoumayjustbetryingtospreadpeaceandlove，butifyouareintheUK，pleasepayattentiontowhereyourhandisfacing.Letthebackofyourhandfaceyourself,oritbecomesanimpolitegesture.PointingThisisnotusedasaninsult(侮辱)，butitisanimpoliteactionwheninpublic.Ifyoudothis,itcancausepeopletogetangry,andeventhey‘lljustwalkawayfromyou.

Some1ofUsingGesturesIfyoucan'texpressyouridea2words,youcanmakeagesture.Peoplewill3whatyouwanttosay.TheWave1.Mostpeople4theirhandandmoveitfromsidetoside2.The5madeonefamouswave.TheVSign1.Youmaytryto6peaceandlove.2.IntheUK,ifthebackofyourhandface7,itisnotpolite.81.Itisimpolitewhenin9.2.10thiscancausepeopletogetangry.1.Examples 2.with 3.understand 4.raise 5.Queen6spread 7.others 8Pointing 9public 10.Doing5China,whichboastsepochalinventionsinancienttimes,hasonceagaindemonstrateditsabilitytochangetheworldwithits"newfourgreatinventions":high-speedrailways,electronicpayments,sharedbicyclesandonlineshopping."The'newfourgreatinventions'areallrelatedtoChina'shigh-techinnovation,whichimprovedthequalityofpeople'slives,"saidWuHao,executivedirectoroftheBRRI."Mywalletisn’tinuseanymore.IcanbuyandeatwhateverIwantsimplywithmyphone,"saidLinJinlong,anoverseasChinesestudentfromCambodia,addingthat"evenpancakesellersareusingAlipay(mobilepayment)."Wecanalsoorderfoodathome,whichissuperconvenient.IfIwereathomeinCambodia,Iwouldhavetogooutdoors."Thebikesthemselvesarenotnew,buttheoperatingmodelofbike-sharingisbasedonsatellitenavigationsystem,mobilepayment,bigdataandotherhightechnologies.Sharedbikesarebringingcyclingbacktopeople'slives.Theyaremakingpublictransportmoreattractiveandconvenient,andencouragingpeopletobemoreactive.Withregardtothe"newfourgreatinventions",CharlieDaisaidtheseproductsandserviceshavedefinitelymadecustomerexperiencebetter,boostingnationalandglobaleconomyatthesametime.LincitedhisexperienceoftravelingbyChinesehigh-speedtrainfromBeijingtothecoastalcityofTianjinmorethan100kmaway.Thejourneytakesonlyhalfanhour,whileinCambodia,whichhasonlytworailways,suchajourneymaytakeuptothreehours.China’snewfourgreat____1__IntroductionThefourgreatinventions,relatedtoChina'shigh-techinnovationimprovedthequalityofpeople'slivesHigh-speedrailwaysWalletsare_2__moreinuse.Peoplecanbuyandeatwhatevertheywant___3_withphones.EvenpancakesellersareusingAlipay.ElectronicpaymentsIt’ssuperconvenienttoorderfoodathomeinChina___4___ofgoingoutdoors.___5_bicyclesTheoperatingmodelofbike-sharing__6___onsatellitenavigationsystem,mobilepayment,bigdataandotherhightechnologies,hassurprisedtheworld.Sharedbikesnotonlymakepublictransportmoreattractiveandconvenient____7____encouragepeopletobemoreactive.OnlineshoppingIttakesonly8__minutesfromBeijingtothecoastalcityofTianjinbyChinesehigh-speedtrain.Cambodiahasonlytworailways,whichhasaboutone__9__ofthespeedofChinesehigh-speedtrains.ConclusionThefourgreatinventionsandserviceshavedefinitely__10___customerexperienceandboostednationalandglobaleconomy.1inventions 2.no3.simply 4.instead 5.Shared6.based 7.but 8.30/thirty 9.sixth 10.improved6TheChineseareverygenerouswhenitcomestoeducatingtheirchildren.Someparentssendtheirchildrentothebestschoolsorevenforeigncountries,forexample,England,theUSorAustraliaalthoughitcostsmuch.Manyalsowanttheirchildrentotakeafter-schoolactivities.Theirchildreneitherlearnamusicalinstrumentorballet,orotherclassesthatwillgivethemaheadstartinlife.TheChinesebelievethatthemoreexpensiveaneducationis,thebetteritis,soparentsoftenspendabigamountofmoneyoneducation.Evenpoorcouplesbuyacomputerfortheirsonordaughter.

However,whatmostparentsfailtoseeisthatthebesteducationtheycangivetheirchildrenisusuallyverycheap.Parentscanseethattheirchildren'sskillsvary;theywillusuallybeskilledinsomeareaswhilepoorinothers.Whatmostparentsfailtorealizethough,isthattoday'schildrenlackconfidence.

Theproblemisthatparentsonlycareabouttheirchildrenonhowtoachievehighmarksinexams.Theyarenotteachingchildrenthemostimportantskillsthatcanbehelpfultotheirgrowth.Theseskillscanalsobuildtheirconfidence.

Parentscanhelpachievethisbyteachingtheirchildrenpracticalskillslikecooking,cleaningandotherhousework.Teachingachildtocookwillimprovemanyoftheskillsthathewillneedlaterinlife.Cookingrequirespatienceandtime.Itisanenjoyablebutdifficultexperience.Agoodcookalwaystriestoimprovehiscooking,sohewilllearntoworkhardandgraduallyfinishhisjobsuccessf